jdaw1 wrote:Go on, tell us. How many times did you have to submit the identical wine before they passed it? (No shame — great Ports need at least twice to defeat the IVDP.)

I was also somewhat prepared to do this more than once. Acutally when it is declined as VP you need to put this up to the Interprofessional Council to discuss. It took a while due to Easter, but went through on the frist attempt.

If we ever come around a "joint" tasting between the US and the Europeans, I am more then happy to put a bottle in. If you want to taste overseas I am also more than happy to pass a bottle or two to Andy.

If we ever come around a "joint" tasting between the US and the Europeans, I am more then happy to put a bottle in. If you want to taste overseas I am also more than happy to pass a bottle or two to Andy.

Thirsty. Open proper bottle. Make progress: drink an amount that feels like ⅚ of the whole. Return for a top-up and — and catastrophe. Disaster and devastation, calamity and debacle, an unheralded emergency: it’s all gone. Too small.